http://jwa.org/thisweek THIS WEEK IN HISTORY offers a unique calendar of American Jewish experience--connecting specific dates throughout the year to an array of compelling historic events related to American Jewish women. en-us Copyright 2009, Jewish Women's Archive. twih@jwa.org webmaster@jwa.org Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:00:56 -0500 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:00:56 -0500 1440 http://jwa.org/images/logorss.gif http://jwa.org/thisweek/ 88 56 Jewish Women's Archive: This Week in History Modern dance pioneer Anna Sokolow debuted on Broadway. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/g7PJZlESenk/anna-sokolowSat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/14/1937/anna-sokolowhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/14/1937/anna-sokolow Birth of Caroline Klein Simon, public activist and pioneer in the fight for women's and human rights. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/soDZlyTZCXs/caroline-klein-simonThu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/12/1900/caroline-klein-simonhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/12/1900/caroline-klein-simon Author, educator, and Zionist pioneer Jesse Sampter, died. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/bLnYoSAehSg/jesse-sampterWed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/11/1938/jesse-sampterhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/11/1938/jesse-sampter Nita M. Lowey was elected to the House of Representatives from New York. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/m2MS1kjjzc0/nita-m-loweySun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/08/1988/nita-m-loweyhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/08/1988/nita-m-lowey Madeleine Kunin won election as governor of Vermont, becoming the first Jewish woman governor of an American state. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/tMCg86a4-fU/madeleine-kuninSat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/07/1984/madeleine-kuninhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/07/1984/madeleine-kunin Linda Lingle became the first female and first Jew to be elected Governor in the state of Hawaii. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/3x18ittLTzU/linda-lingleThu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/05/2002/linda-linglehttp://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/05/2002/linda-lingle Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer were elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first Jewish women senators, the first female senators from California, and the first two women to ever represent any state at the same time. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/PNpSJBIdQLI/dianne-feinstein-and-barbara-boxerTue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/03/1992/dianne-feinstein-and-barbara-boxerhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/03/1992/dianne-feinstein-and-barbara-boxer The impact of the publication of "Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape" was reflected in four different articles published in the "Washington Post." http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/_07SEJTlh4E/susan-brownmillerMon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/02/1975/susan-brownmillerhttp://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/02/1975/susan-brownmiller Elected to the U.S. Congress on this date, Bella Abzug claimed that she spent her days "figuring out how to beat the machine and knock the crap out of the political power structure." http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/wRrCfDHGhgQ/bella-abzugMon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/02/1970/bella-abzughttp://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/02/1970/bella-abzug Emma Lazarus wrote her famous poem, "The New Colossus," which has become indelibly associated with the American ideal of freedom represented by the Statue of Liberty. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twih/~3/_OS7GCyo_uk/emma-lazarusMon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/02/1883/emma-lazarushttp://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/02/1883/emma-lazarus